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Cumbalıca Beach Hotel → House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana)

Cumbalıca Beach Hotel to House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana) Transfer — €82 Fixed, Private Car

Skip the tour-bus timetable: SooTransfer collects you at the Cumbalıca Beach Hotel lobby and drives the ~126 km to House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana) privately for a fixed €82 per vehicle (up to 6 passengers). Leave when you want, stay as long as you want, and message the same driver when you are ready to head back.

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Cumbalıca Beach Hotel → House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana) transfer price

VehiclePassengersFixed price
Eco Vanup to 682
Mercedes Vitoup to 792
Mercedes V-Classup to 697
Mercedes Sprinterup to 16112

One way, hotel pickup included: €82 per vehicle in an Eco Van (1–6 passengers, 6 bags). Mercedes Vito (up to 7): €92. V-Class executive: €97. Sprinter for larger groups (up to 16): €112. The price is per car, not per person — a family of four rides for the same €82.

Planning it as a day out? Book the return leg at the same fixed rate and tell the driver your pickup time — or message us from House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana) when you are ready and a car comes back for you. No meter, no night surcharge, first child seat free.

Visiting House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana)

Mary's last home above Ephesus — a candle-lit mountain chapel about 70 minutes from İzmir Airport, private transfer from €63. The House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana) is a small stone chapel folded into the pine forest of Bülbül Mountain, about 9 km above Selçuk, where many Catholics believe the Virgin Mary spent her final years after St John brought her to Ephesus. Rediscovered in…

Opening hours: Open daily year-round. Summer roughly 08:00 – 18:00 (sometimes later in peak months); winter roughly 08:30 – 17:00, with last entry shortly before closing. Daily mass is celebrated… · Entry: Entry is ticketed, plus a small separate parking fee at the car park below the chapel. Prices are set in Turkish lira and revised regularly, so check the current rate at the gate… · Spring (April–June) and autumn (September–October) are ideal — the mountain is green and the air cooler than the plain below. Arrive at opening (around 08:00–08:30) or after about 15:30: late morning to early afternoon brings the coach…

★ The chapel itself — A humble stone chapel restored over far older foundations — pilgrims file quietly through the small candle-lit interior where Mary is believed to have…

★ An astonishing discovery — The site was located in the 19th century by an expedition following the sickbed visions of Anne Catherine Emmerich, a German nun who never left her…

★ Blessed by three Popes — Paul VI, John Paul II and Benedict XVI all came to pray here — about the strongest endorsement a Catholic pilgrimage site outside Rome can carry.

💡 Dress modestly: This is an active place of worship: cover shoulders and knees, keep voices low, and note that photography is not allowed inside the chapel.

Book the House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana) ride in 60 seconds

Message +90 551 464 26 32 on WhatsApp with your pickup time at Cumbalıca Beach Hotel. You get the driver's name, the car's plate and the locked €82 price back within minutes. Payment is cash to the driver — EUR, USD, GBP or TRY — after the ride.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the driver pick us up?

Right at the Cumbalıca Beach Hotel lobby — the driver waits inside, helps with any bags and drops you at the House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana) entrance.

How much is a transfer from Cumbalıca Beach Hotel to House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana)?

€82 fixed per vehicle one way (up to 6 passengers), hotel-door pickup included. Vito €92, V-Class €97, Sprinter €112.

How long is the drive from Cumbalıca Beach Hotel?

About 153 minutes for the ~126 km, traffic depending.

Can the driver wait and bring us back?

Yes — wait-and-return is our most popular option for House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana). Agree the pickup time with the driver, or WhatsApp us when you are ready; the return runs at the same fixed rate.

Is it per person or per car?

Per car. Up to 6 passengers ride for one fixed €82 — with a child seat free if you need one.

Can you pick us up late at night after the visit?

Yes, at the same price — there is no night surcharge. Evening pickups from House of the Virgin Mary (Meryemana) are routine in summer.

TÜRSAB licence D-12490 · €100,000 passenger insurance · Pay the driver on arrival
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